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The Oakland Athletics will have Phil Garner back in 2012, as he has accepted a part-time special adviser role. He contemplated retirement, but will be with the team throughout spring training before his role is further determined.

The Pittsburgh Pirates interviewed former manager Eric Wedge for their open managerial position Tuesday, Oct. 5, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Rob Biertempfel. Former manager Phil Garner is also believed to be interested in the position.

The Baltimore Orioles have been rumored to be looking at former managers Phil Garner and Buck Showalter for their full-time managerial position, but both Garner and Showalter have said that they have not been contacted by the team, according to MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez and Brittany Ghiroli.

Jose de Jesus Ortiz, of the Houston Chronicle, reports free-agent manager Phil Garner, free-agent manager Manny Acta (Nationals) and Boston Red Sox bench coach Bradley Mills are the three finalists for the Houston Astros' managerial position in 2010. Owner Drayton McLane expects to name the team's new manager as early as next week.